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Use caution when billing for remote radiology reading

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Medicare regulations Medicare first issued its Place of Service (POS) reporting regulations with an effective date of April 1, 2013. An exception to this rule is for inpatients of a hospital or other facility that might be transported to an imaging center for an exam. The POS code is to be entered in Box 24 of claim forms.

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AuntMinnie 2014: Health information exchange lowers repeat emergency imaging

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Adopting health information exchange (HIE) between unaffiliated healthcare providers leads to significant decreases in repeat imaging studies in emergency departments (EDs) and could potentially save millions of dollars, according to a large study from the University of Michigan. "Our Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC).

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REBEL Cast Ep115 – Phenobarbital vs Lorazepam in Alcohol Withdrawal

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The study does not address crossover, i.e., did some patients fail benzodiazepine treatment while inpatient and then get started on phenobarbital? J Emerg Med 2013. Phenobarbital is also used in practice as a benzodiazepine-sparing adjunct in treating alcohol withdrawal. 20, Article 13. Rosenson J et al. PMID: 22999778. Am J Emerg Med.